EXPERIENCE

• THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP – Partner
  Dubai, UAE
  2017-Present
  – Core member of the Public Sector Practice Area
  – Specializes in topics related to cities and regions, including urban planning, infrastructure, strategy and operations, public-private partnerships
  – Led over 15+ projects in Saudi Arabia, working closely with C-suite executive and gov’t leaders (Minister and Minister level equivalent) on national priorities linked to Saudi’s Vision 2030
  – Deployed an operational excellence team responsible of upscaling the organization of a leading Ministry in Middle East, and advised on core topics, such as the restructuring of the Minister’s ecosystem
  – Developed an end-to-end strategy for management of road and community parks assets, from planning, to design, to construction, and operation and maintenance
  – Developed a national strategy for eradicating visual pollution in a Middle Eastern country, working alongside relevant ministry and municipalities, and translating the plan into 15+ delivery plans for all municipalities
  – Setup and ran an oversight team of 20+ FTEs responsible for overseeing the execution of the visual pollution plan across the country
  – Developed 15 business cases for private sector participation in the municipal sector, spanning real estate, infrastructure, financing, services, and business development
  – Supporting municipal sector gov’t agency to launch a long-term PPP program, and accelerating 8 PPP transactions across 4 asset types (roads, parks, lands, and parking), building business cases, including supply demand studies, market assessment, investor outreach material, and launching tendering documents to market
• A.T. KEARNEY
  Summer Associate
  Dubai, UAE
  Summer 2016
  – Developed a transformation strategy for a Ministry in Saudi Arabia to automate its services and enable paperless operational procedures, working as team member with four consultants
• CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS LIMITED
  Dubai, UAE
  Assistant Vice President (AVP), Correspondent Banking Group 2014-2015
  – Managed transaction banking relationships with 21 local financial institutions in Lebanon and Jordan and grew revenues by over 40%, achieving top performer amongst a team of nine Correspondent Bankers
  – Delivered sales pitches through weekly client calls and quarterly country visits, generating deal wins in excess of $1.4M
  – Designed a go-to-market strategy for a newly developed investment product, resulting in $300M increase in deposits
  – Negotiated payment services terms with prospective clients and established three additional cash management relationships, each valued at $250K in yearly revenues
  – Built a capital deployment model to redistribute $150M of trade financing investments and enhance returns by 10%
• Analyst, Transaction Services
  Dubai, UAE / Istanbul, Turkey
  2011-2013
  – Developed product and sales expertise through cross-functional roles encompassing Securities Services, Cash Management and Trade Finance; worked closely with senior client representatives at 10+ public sector entities, 30+ commercial and central banks, and 40+ local and multinational corporations
  – Designed an improved client reporting process, reducing response time to client queries and growing the firm’s payments market share in Turkey by 7%
  – Led team of analysts to build a re-pricing strategy for underperforming accounts, resulting in an increase in profitability by over $750K in the UAE market
• AIR LIQUIDE
  Intern, Industrial Strategy Group
  Paris, France
  Summer 2010
  – Optimized a dispatching tool to enhance existing distribution algorithms and ensure delivery of company products at lowest cost levels, projecting profit margin increase of 5%

EDUCATION

• THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
  Master of Business Administration Candidate; Major in Finance, Business Economics & Public Policy
  Philadelphia, PA
  2015-2017
  – Graduated Palmer Scholar (ranked in top 5% of class based on cumulative GPA)
  – Awarded Mohamed Bahaedeen Bassatne Endowed Fellowship of $20K for outstanding professional accomplishment
• LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
  Bachelor of Engineering; Major in Computer Engineering
  Jbeil, Lebanon
  2006-2011
  – Placed on the Distinguished List in all 10 semesters (GPA: 3.94 / 4.00)
  – Recipient of the President Award, granted to a High Distinction student who demonstrates a high caliber of leadership traits
  – Earned the Torch Award for exhibiting outstanding collaborative leadership
  – Chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Club; recruited 40+ members per year, organized technical conferences and social events, and participated in countrywide competitions

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